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This week on OffKey we're talking to Kate Wattie, founder of the Vancouver-based record label and artist management company Tonic Records! Though Kate had intentions to pursue a career in the fine arts, after a literal run-in with someone from Virgin Records in London, she found herself working in the music industry and eventually moving back to Vancouver and starting to manage artists … I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did! Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-music-podcast-season-2-episode-9-kate-wattie-tonic-records-exile-on-main-street-shop-cce27e4f1f7 Find Kate, Tonic Records, and Exile on Main Street at... Email: Kate@tonicrecords.com Website: http://www.tonicrecords.com/ ; http://www.21exile22.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tonicrecordsvan ; https://www.facebook.com/Exile-Vancouver-257729404431710/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonicrecords/ ; https://www.instagram.com/exilevancouver/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TonicRcrds ;

This week on OffKey we're talking to Kristina Lao, a multidisciplinary artist, who also works with the Nimbus School of Recording & Media on business and community development, is a board member of Music BC, and is the founder of the music collective Indie Van City. Kristina is a wonderful storyteller and had some wonderful words of wisdom. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. Episode Cover Art Photo by Kyrani Kanavaros Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-music-podcast-season-2-episode-7-kristina-lao-nimbus-school-bc-78ab65b49138 Find Kristina at... Website:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mykristinalao/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mykristinalao Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyKristinaLao Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4OC1Ynwdx8tqOmvu7G2K3Q Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/kristinalao Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/kristina-lao/510480351 OffKey episodes are released every Monday on your favourit

This week on OffKey we're talking to Tristan Thompson, a musician from Victoria, BC, to chat about his solo project Diamond Cafe. We touched on everything from how he first got started in music as a Michael Jackson dance impersonator to the projects he is working on currently, and how his career has evolved since he became an independent artist. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did! Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-music-podcast-season-2-episode-6-tristan-thompson-diamond-cafe-2ea0d71519f4  Find Tristan at... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diamondcafe01/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DiamondCafeMusic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/diamondcafe01?lang=en Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB_GVmujqyGDvxtgEB-69Cw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5iy5vWoWLniL8EMg5pFRrh Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/diamond-cafe/1212518996 Bandcamp: https://diamondcafe.bandcamp.com/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/trista

This week on OffKey I’m chatting with musician, sound designer, composer, and story teller Sandy Scofield. Sandy has had an incredibly diverse career in the music industry, which included composing the Aboriginal Welcoming Song for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremonies. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did! Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-music-podcast-season-2-episode-5-sandy-scofield-85bd854173 Find Sandy at... Website: http://sandyscofield.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandy_scofield/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009569450534 Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandyscofield?fbclid=IwAR2ENdSlR_TENiVin-rNH4rHBz1T-FR9EB-hPIwUJwL3JIaK9LKLEQGqhJY Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/sbscofie1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ElNL7CAMmX3DyInxutRsR Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/sandy-scofield/251883076 Reverb Nation: https://www.reverbnation.com/sandyscofield?fbclid=IwAR3uY6S-SB5WCL6ioFG

For today’s episode of OffKey I spoke to Two Spirit singer-songwriter Shawnee Talbot! In high school Shawnee found music to be the medicine she needed to get her through a difficult time, and today uses it to give back and create that same medicine for others. We talked about the themes that inspire her work and her decision to leave behind a record label and management to pursue her career as an independent artist. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.  Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-season-2-episode-4-shawnee-talbot-44ee87492e4c  Find Shawnee at... Website: http://www.shawneemusic.com/Shawnee/Shawnee.html Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisshawnee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/officialshawnee/photos/?ref=page_internal Twitter: https://twitter.com/shawneemusic Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/shekingmusic Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6hlotpPtJ42Bz5OUcakVua Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/s

This week on OffKey we’re chatting with Jonathan Simkin, founder and president of 604 Records! From starting a legal career in criminal law to transitioning into entertainment law and eventually founding 604 Records alongside Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger, Jonathan has had an incredibly diverse career, and had some exciting stories and valuable insights to share! Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-season-2-episode-3-jonathan-simkin-604-lightorgan-records-fde0ab76b9c5  Find Jonathan at... Website: http://604records.com/; https://lightorganrecords.com/; https://www.comedyhereoften.com/; https://simkinartistmanagement.com/; http://604studiosvan.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/604recordsinc/; https://www.instagram.com/lightorgan/?hl=en; https://www.instagram.com/comedyhereoften/; https://www.instagram.com/604studiosvan/ Facebook: @604records; @LightOrganRecords; @ComedyHereOften; @simkin-artist-management; @604studiosvan Twitter: @604records; @LightOrgan; @C

This week on OffKey we're talking to Jasper Sloan Yip, a singer-songwriter from Vancouver. Our conversation touched on Jasper’s decision to take a year to travel through Europe after starting university, what led him to his decision to pursue music full-time, and his current role as Music Director for CiTR Radio.  Icon photo by Quinn Middleton Photography https://www.instagram.com/quinnmiddletonphoto/ Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-season-2-episode-2-jasper-sloan-yip-423f1dcbcf3b  Find Jasper at... Website: http://jaspersloanyip.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaspersloanyip/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JSYMusic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jaspersloanyip Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwInsHvFuWkNKdihM7wubFA Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2vTnwpyBNmdk5gHQINQEnZ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/jasper-sloan-yip/364129679 OffKey episodes are released every Monday on your favourite podcast listening platf

While OffKey's second season doesn't start until May 27th, I thought I would piece together a little look back at the first season of our podcast. It's been such a pleasure learning more about the music industry from some of its Canadian members, so I hope you enjoy this episode featuring some of my favourite moments this season. Additionally, hopefully this inspires you to go back and listen through any of the episodes that you haven't heard already  - I learned so much from each and every one of our guests and it makes me so happy that I got to share my learnings with all of you! A huge thank you to all of our guests and we'll be back next week with the premiere of our second season featuring Kresnt and Kane Dabir. Kirsten Ludwig https://anchor.fm/offkey-music-podcast/episodes/Kirsten-Ludwig-on-music-as-a-means-to-moving-forward-e31hse/a-aavpoa Quinn Bates (Quarterback) https://anchor.fm/offkey-music-podcast/episodes/Quinn-Bates-Quarterback-on-taking-risks-and-staying-authentic-in-music-and-branding-e

In this episode I dive into Spotify’s continued foray into Podcasts. Specifically it’s acquisitions of Podcasting companies and the launch of new features geared toward podcasters & podcasting. I also discuss some of the motivations and potential strategic components around why Spotify is making a play for podcasts.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/offkey-music-podcast/support

This week on OffKey we're talking to Dino Celotti, COO of Membran Entertainment Group, and Founder and CEO of Membran Canada. While Dino lives and works in Hamburg, Germany where Membran is based, on a visit to Victoria we sat down to chat about how he first got started at Membran, the role of music distributors in the music industry, and some of the experimental tech that we're working on at Membran Labs. Icon photo by Grant W. Martin Photography https://www.instagram.com/grantmphoto/?hl=en Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-music-podcast-season-1-episode-15-dino-celotti-membran-entertainment-group-da3a8c2203a0  Find Dino and Membran Entertainment Group at... Website: http://www.membran.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dinocelotti?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor OffKey will be back every Monday with a new season on May 27th! If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to OffKey and leave us a rating and review on iTunes! https://i

This week we're talking to Kathryn Calder, an artist and the founder of Oscar St. Records. From her first band Immaculate Machine, to The New Pornographers, a solo project under her name, and most recently Frontperson with Mark Andrew Hamilton, Kathryn has had an incredibly diverse and active career as a musician! She stopped by Membran Labs to chat with us about how she got her start in the industry, and to share some stories and lessons that she has learned throughout her career. Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-music-podcast-season-1-episode-14-kathryn-calder-98e3559f4659  Find Kathryn at... Website: https://www.kathryncalder.com/ https://www.oscarstrecords.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathryn_calder/ https://www.instagram.com/oscarstrecords/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kathryncalder https://www.facebook.com/oscarstrecords/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/kathryncalder https://twitter.com/Oscarstrecords  Youtube:

This week on OffKey Linh Sa is chatting with French-Canadian singer-songwriter Geneviève Racette. Geneviève grew up in Dorval, Québec and currently lives just outside of downtown Montréal. We hopped on a call with Geneviève to talk about her background in music, how she has developed her songwriting process, and the ways in which she's working to expand her fan base and audience outside of Québec. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as we did! Icon photo by Thomas Trnka https://www.instagram.com/thomastrnka/ Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/@l.arnold/offkey-music-podcast-episode-13-genevieve-racette-4fee1b62375f  Find Geneviève at... Website: http://genevieveracette.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geracette/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/genevieveracettemusique Twitter: https://twitter.com/geracette Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf--E3VVFYU5JLsI_2RZRUg Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/disquepasseport/genevi%C3%A8ve-racette/ Spotify: https:/

This week on OffKey Linh Sa is talking to the artist-manager team of Boslen and Isaac Markinson. Boslen and Isaac are both students in their second year at The University of Victoria (where Linh Sa also studies) and stopped by Membran Labs to talk about how they got their starts in the music and how they are pursuing careers in the industry despite their young age and busy schedules.  Icon photo by @leanflavouredkoolaid Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-music-podcast-episode-11-boslen-and-isaac-markinson-a39a37c6a633 Find Boslen and Isaac at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boslenofficial/?hl=en ; https://www.instagram.com/isaacmarkinson/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boslenofficial/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/boslenofficial Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqtuXVYM0_xBYhEQxCghFGw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7mX72Bq2iXNr8fZdu23fQL iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/boslen/id1292257629 Soundcloud: https://soun

Today on the OffKey music podcast, Linh Sa is talking to Elaine Bomberry and Murray Porter. While Elaine and Murray both hail from Canada's East, from the Six Nations Of The Grand River territory of Southern Ontario, today the couple and manager-artist team live in Vancouver BC. We talked about how they got their starts in the music industry, and the many ways in which they have seen the industry change throughout their careers both in regards to technological advancement and indigenous representation.  Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-music-podcast-episode-11-elaine-bomberry-murray-porter-d8ea283af525 Find Elaine and Murray at http://murrayporter.ca/ OffKey episodes are released every Monday on your favourite podcast listening platforms.  If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to OffKey and leave us a rating and review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/offkey/id1450403128?mt=2 Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you! Email: offkey

Today on OffKey, Linh Sa is chatting with Cortney Harkin. Cortney is the Head of Marketing and Publicity of baselineMUSIC a management, marketing, and PR company founded by Sean Russell. Cortney talked to us about how she first got started in the music industry, and provided some value career advice and insight on how non-artists can get started in working in the music industry! She also walked us through some of the marketing activities that go on in today's music industry, and how things have changed in the world of marketing and publicity since she first started her career.  Icon Photo of Hermitage Green by Cortney Harkin Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-music-podcast-episode-10-cortney-harkin-baseline-music-b4a30afc1aa9 Find Cortney and baselineMUSIC at... https://www.baselinemusic.ca/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baselinemusic/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaselineMusic1/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/baselinemusic_ LinkedIn: https://www.li

Today on OffKey, Linh Sa is chatting with Alexis Young, front-woman of the Vancouver-based band Blonde Diamond. Their conversation ranged from how Alexis first got started in music after growing up in Calgary with two lawyers for parents to the importance and significance of live performances and some of the highlight shows that she's played throughout her career. She even gave us some vintage shopping tips for Vancouver! We hope you enjoy the conversation! Icon Photo by Sharon Steele  https://sharonsteelephotography.com/ Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-music-podcast-episode-9-alexis-young-blonde-diamond-af35189bbc92 Find Alexis and Blonde Diamond at... http://www.blondediamondmusic.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blondediamondmusic/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blondediamondmusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/bldiamondmusic Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx3_R2FCfy77CG3gka6LufA Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/bl

Today on OffKey we're talking to David Ward and Jeanette Wilkinson, a musician-manager team from Vancouver, BC. Our conversation ranged from how they both got involved in the music industry and how they started working together to how David got back into dance for his music video "Looking Glass." It was great to get both the artist and manager perspective on the industry, as well as learn from each side about the process of producing and releasing an album! We hope you find our conversation to be as interesting and insightful as we did! Icon Photo from Instagram (@davidwardmusic) https://www.instagram.com/p/BYL7nFmAx3t/ Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-music-podcast-episode-8-david-ward-jeanette-wilkinson-red-bud-films-artist-management-f45357f9bd12 Find David and Jeanette at... https://www.davidwardmusic.com/ https://www.redbudfilms.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidwardmusic/ https://www.instagram.com/redbudfilms/ https://www.instagram.com/redbudmu

This week on the OffKey Music Podcast, we're talking to Renee Crawford. Renee owns the Victoria BC bar, lounge, and music and arts venue Copper Owl and was kind enough to stop by Membran Labs to talk about her career in the music industry. From her first show (The Beach Boys !!), to converting a heritage home in Kelowna into a music venue, to starting up the Copper Owl, Renee walked us through all of the ups and downs of being a venue owner on Canada's West Coast. Icon Photo from https://copperowl.ca/ Check out our show notes for more! https://medium.com/membran-labs/episode-7-renee-crawford-copper-owl-760e1175b6d4 Find Renee and the Copper Owl at... https://copperowl.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/copperowl/ https://www.facebook.com/copperowlinfo/ https://twitter.com/CopperOwlVic OffKey episodes are released every Monday on your favourite podcast listening platforms.  If you enjoyed the episode, please leave us a rating and review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/offkey/id1450403128?mt=

This week on OffKey, Linh Sa is talking to Joey Clarkson, an Americana singer-songwriter from the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. Though Joey now lives in London, England, despite the time difference (and technical issues associated with long-distance recording) she was kind enough to come on the podcast to talk to us about her music, how she got started as an artist, and what she's been working on since going through the immigration process to get her UK spousal visa.  Icon Photo by Katie Clarkson https://www.instagram.com/clarksonphotography/ Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-music-podcast-episode-6-joey-clarkson-e0acf41025f3  Find Joey at... https://www.joeyclarkson.com/  https://www.instagram.com/joeyclarksonmusic/ https://www.facebook.com/JoeyClarksonMusic/ https://twitter.com/JoeyClarkson https://www.youtube.com/user/JLClarkson https://soundcloud.com/joey-clarkson https://open.spotify.com/artist/5efWXXOs4JH5MtC2fw1KUP https://itunes.apple.c

This week on the OffKey Music Podcast, Linh Sa spoke to musician and Youtuber Haley Blais. Originally from Kelowna, Haley is now living in Vancouver, BC and was in Victoria for a few days to work on her upcoming album. Haley stopped by Membran Labs to chat with us about her upcoming US tour, how she got started in music, whether she is a Grace or Frankie, her band Babe Corner, and mostly importantly about the plot line of her upcoming musical about a sentient robot.  Icon Photo by Tatum MacLean https://www.instagram.com/zeustate/?hl=en Check out our show notes for more!  https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-music-podcast-episode-5-haley-blais-c8bea877aab1 Find Haley at... https://www.haley-blais.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hblaisauce/ https://www.facebook.com/hblaismusic/ https://www.youtube.com/user/torturedteenagestyle https://soundcloud.com/haley-blais https://open.spotify.com/artist/0i4M8k5IcQpiEH6nBMdfPT https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/haley-blais/1171229120 https://haleyblais.bandca